Beach Report Card

Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times

Anne Metge-Ollier of Aubenas, France, plays with her daughter, Carla, 3, near the Santa Monica Pier. Water quality around the pier was found to be among the worst in the state in a survey by the environmental watchdog group Heal the Bay.

Anne Metge-Ollier of Aubenas, France, plays with her daughter, Carla, 3, near the Santa Monica Pier. Water quality around the pier was found to be among the worst in the state in a survey by the environmental watchdog group Heal the Bay. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Anne Metge-Ollier of Aubenas, France, plays with her daughter, Carla, 3, near the Santa Monica Pier. Water quality around the pier was found to be among the worst in the state in a survey by the environmental watchdog group Heal the Bay.